State Officials and Politicians Tied to Bank Scandal
Columbus March 19. Sensational disclosures opened in the Savings and Trust Company investigation before Judge George R. Okey. Testimony named two former State Treasurers J R Cameron and W S McKinnon and multiple bank officials and Columbus politicians. Liquidation agent Daniel Sowers said depositors may recover 60 to 70 percent if property sales reach 750000. Backhus identified as star witness detailing alleged bank methods.
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George R. Okey
J. R. Cameron
W. S. McKinnon
Bank
Columbus
Henry W. Backhus
Backhus
Daniel
Sowers
Protective Association
T. S. Hogan
Turner
I. B. Cameron
Columbus Savings Bank and Trust Company
Backlhus
Pope in Failing Health As Vatican Hears Final News
Rome reports the Pope’s illness worsening with doctors deeming recovery unlikely after ten days of weakness. A confidential briefing indicated it would be impossible for him to subsist on liquids, with Cardinal Diomede Falconio named among potential successors.
Famous Chief of Paris Police Resigns Office
M. Louis Lepine, famed head of Paris police, resigns after twenty years of service at age 67. A veteran of the Franco Prussian War and former Governor of Algeria, Lepine promoted publicity in crime hunts and faced mobs with a distinctive umbrella and gray goatee.
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Paris
Police
M. Louis
Bigelow Bill landslide cited in dispatches of March
A Special Dispatch reports that a major legislative measure associated with the Bigelow bill appears poised for overwhelming approval. The item notes political momentum, with references to cross party support and potential nationwide impact on policy and governance.
Bank Scandal Case Details Misappropriated Bank Funds
Testimony describes use of a black satchel to move funds back to the bank. Treasurer Cameron and others reportedly favored York and other corporations influencing financial transactions under scrutiny. The Columbus Urbana & Western Traction Railway is accused of swamping over 300000 in bank funds. State attorneys claim mutilation of bank records and use of funds without interest payments. Securities backing loans have shrunk from 2315600 to about 1000000. Some notes involve former state officials and other doubtful personal loans.
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York
Columbus, Urbana & Western Traction Railway
Sowers
Mrs Pope alias Kitty Indicted as Accessory in Conn Crimes
Mrs Catherine Pope alias Kitty arrested in Detroit in connection with the operation of O D Conn the hundred thousand dollar burglar Indicted as an accessory Detective heads to Detroit for her return with requisition papers.
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O. D. Conn
San Francisco
Catherine Pope
Kitty
Detroit
Conn
Unkissed Wife Granted Divorce Over Refusal to Kiss
Irene Critch Dobyne files for divorce from George A. Dovyne in St. Louis citing neglect and mutual unhappiness. She claims she remains happier than ever with $20,000 in cash as a substitute and previously faced neglect from her husband who refused to kiss her.
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Irene Critchfield Dobyne
George A. Dovyne
DeWitt Ward Increases Maiden Ward’s Allowance
Josiah H. DeWitt, guardian, wins increase for Helen A. DeWitt from 12000 to 20000 yearly out of a 50000 income. Surrogate Fowler notes rising expenses especially clothing as she attends a girls school favored by wealthy families to maintain social position.
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Josiah H. DeWitt
Helen A. DeWitt
Surrogate Fowler
Miss DeWitt
Cause of Eatons Death Probed by Inquest Board
New witnesses summoned for inquest into Rear Admiral Joseph G Eaton death at Hingham as testimony resumes. Neighbors testify including James Prouty who reported a small quantity of Paris green taken from his barn, allegedly given by Admiral Eaton two years prior.
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Eatons
James Prouty
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Prouty
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Boston Authority Bachelors Tax Bill Reported Adverse
The Legislative Committee on Taxation in Boston reported adversely on a bill for an annual $5 tax on bachelors. This measure would levy the tax on single men in the state, but the committee opposes it at present.
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Boston
Legislative Committee On Taxation
Musica Family Arrested on Steamship Meridia in New Orleans
Antonio Musica of New York and five relatives were detained aboard the United States Fruit Company's steamer Meridia as it neared Panama. Philip Musica attempted suicide during arrest. detectives seized $76,804 hidden on the group, including $18,604 in Grace Musica's corset. The family faced extradition questions as bail was set and witnesses questioned in New Orleans.
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New Orleans
Commercial Tribune
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United States Fruit Company
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Woman’s Dress Bill Prank Unmasked in Ohio House
In Columbus Ohio Senator Warren Duffey chairs as Representative Louis Capelle of Cincinnati is toyed by a college student in disguise posing as a woman. Capelle is ridiculed for trying to regulate dress. The prank ends with a New York paper seeking Capelle’s motives and his defiant reply.
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Cincinnati
Capelle
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New York
Friedmann Clinic Under Federal Seal Sparks Outcry
Four hundred women and children crowd the car of Dr. Friedmann outside the Hospital for Deformities and Joint Diseases after a federal order keeps other doctors out. Mt Sinai hosts a vaccine demonstration as government physicians await an official report. Sixteen patients are treated at Mt Sinai while Dr. Friedmann plans more cases.
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United States
Mt. Sinai Hospital
Friedmann
John F. Anderson
Washington
Blue
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William I. Sirovich
Sulzer
Board of Regents
Ohio Boy Drowned When Canoe Overturned Near Cornell
Walter Scott Richards of Cortland Ohio, a Cornell University student and Delta Chi Fraternity member, drowned after his canoe capsized on Cayuga Lake near the lighthouse pier. Fellow student George K Foy of Merrion Ohio assisted briefly before Richards sank in cold water.
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Commercial Tribune
Ithaca
N. Y
Walter Scott Richards
Cortland
Cornell
Cayuga Lake
Richards
George K. Foy
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Cornellian
College Annual
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Ohio House Near Defeat Over Traction Franchise Bill
In Columbus on March 19 the House debated the Bigelow bill to repeal the fifty year Cincinnati Traction Company franchise. A compromise to allow compensation for street construction damages passed, while Stark County moves to terminate the Northern Ohio Traction interurban between Canton and Massillon drew Senate support.
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Columbus
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Bond Hill
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Cincinnati
Stark County
Northern Ohio Traction Company
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